What is the ruling when heirs claim a surviving wife was a disbeliever, but she denies it?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Claims and Evidences

Book 65 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The statement of the wife is accepted, as the default assumption is the absence of the condition alleged by the heirs (i.e., disbelief).